RANDOLPH — The annual town meeting only lasted an hour with some 60 voters in attendance quickly passing the budget, an article to accept new land to be added to the town forest, and most other articles on the warrant.
The meeting was delayed due to the COVID-19 pandemic for three months from Tuesday, March 9, to Tuesday, June 1, to accommodate 6-foot social distancing.
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